DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
atropine
/'ætrə,pin/ · ætrəpin
Atropine has 3 syllables: at · ro · pine.
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noun. A poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides.
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